Lot 146
  • 146

French School, circa 1600

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Head of an old woman
  • oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Condition

The canvas appears to be unlined. It seems that a strip may have been added along the bottom-most edge, and vertically along the right side. U.V. light reveals some tiny retouches here and there, mostly along the additional strips, and also at bottom in the drapery and torso. U.V. light also shows a possible addition in the shadows of the figure's chin.
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